October 2007 Energy and a brief look at November 2007 This year my attention had been so stripped by September that I paid nary attention to October’s energy characteristics until it was nearly on the horizon. What it looked like to me at first glance was multitudes of spirals directionally going everywhere and every which way, making any kind of serious, one-way momentum difficult at best. So, if you are having difficulty putting one step in front of another, join the crowd. As the local college student radio station put it so well today: “No thinking required between now and November 1, 2007.” (Although, that might be a bad idea in the middle of this Mercury retrograde!) As for November 2007, to me, it feels like a repeat of September 2007.  Aspen Leaves and Fall We’re in the height of full Fall color here in southwestern Colorado (hope you are experiencing lovely fall colors in your neck of the woods). The hillsides around Durango are knee deep in various burnished colors. This time of the year I always feel as though the aspen, who have painstakingly collected the summer sun all summer long into their heart-shaped leaves, decide to let their sunshine go in one magnificent burst. Click here for a pop up window to a photo of a recent drive into the San Juan Mountains north of Durango, Colorado.  Men Who Cry Though some days progress is slow, there are more and more cultural acceptances of all things astrological, energetically healing and psychic. One of my personal book marks of the emotional opening and softening of our culture is the greater and greater prevalence of men crying, sometimes in public, more often openly weeping with their families and even shedding a tear on national television. As if to prove my secretly held point, an article about just this topic appeared earlier this fall in Newsweek... written by a man. » Click here for the article “Story People” First there was “The Far Side” blowing away dusty old versions of “Peanuts,” “Beetle Bailey” and “Blondie.” With the strip “Opus” also kicking up dust in the wings, the comic strip revolution was on. “Calvin and Hobbes” followed close on their heels with endless adventures in space, adventures on snow sleds, adventures against the Snow Goons, misdemeanors against Suzy, and ripe wit against, under and around the parents. The sacraligious “Simpsons” cannot be discounted either for brilliantly incendiary, political, backhanded humor. More recently, “Get Fuzzy” has appeared sporting a deranged Bucky (a crazy cat), sallow Rob (the ever enduring owner) and the endearing Satchel (the less than brilliant dog who patiently suffers Bucky). Anyone who lives with a cat understands. Although I’m still waiting for the break through psychic comic strip (Bucky wearing a sardine can with a fork stuck out the top and saying “I’m channeling” gets us part way there), my mentor/friend Linda introduced me to an interesting daily philosophical/metaphysical ‘strip’ of sorts. Although the folks at “Story People” don’t appear to have set out to create a comic strip for folks like us in the metaphysical arena, they sure have come darn close and succeeded. Check it out at www.storypeople.com and be sure to sign up for the daily installment. Here are two of my recent favorite postings:
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